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Contraception available in schools to minors!!?? What the bleep. The excuse is that "We know they're going to 'do it' anyways and this is for their protection." hmm. What if we say, "We know your spouse is going to cheat on you anyways, we'll just provide a nice discreet place for it to happen to prevent embarassment." It'd be the same thing, right?
Protection my ass. How about teaching that sex outside of marriage is immoral and irresponsible, that sex outside of marriage is not cool, that sex outside of marrige is not normal, that there are serious consequences to having sexual intercourse? How about keeping an eye on the kids and keeping them busy so that they won't have the opportunity to fall into the pitfall of having sex outside of marriage?
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Contraception available in schools to minors!!?? What the bleep. The excuse is that "We know they're going to 'do it' anyways and this is for their protection." hmm. What if we say, "We know your spouse is going to cheat on you anyways, we'll just provide a nice discreet place for it to happen to prevent embarassment." It'd be the same thing, right?
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Since I was not feeling well, I did not go to work today. That's what sick leave is for. I suspect that my co-workers would not want me to give them whatever crud I have. I've taken Tylenol for the body ache and any fever; spritzed some of that awful, nasty sore throat liquid; and also took something that might stop whatever dripping is happening there in the back of my throat.
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jury duty
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
I had jury duty today. Amazingly enough, I was looking forward to this day, because it meant a day away from work. Pitiful.
The group of potential jurors I left with was approximately 62 folks. That means that most of us in the bunch are not going to be on jury, being that they only needed 12 jurors.
The judge seemed very thorough and fair. It didn't hurt at all that she is also attractive. She came down to talk to us towards the end. And that's when I saw that she had stillettos. Apparently this lady believes in fashion.
The prosecutor was a young looking fella, but he was well-spoken and I liked his presentation. The defending attorney was older and I didn't like his presentation; he seemed to be attempting to appeal to our sentimental side. Dude, just give me the facts. The prosecutor opened with "there are no technicalities." The defendant's attorney opened with "You must follow the law. The judge will give you the law and you must obey the law even if you don't like the outcome." Okay, so between the two of you, I'm getting the idea that this case hinges on a technicality.
Anyhow, I wasn't picked for jury. Which is just as well because I was feeling worse and worse as the day wore on. I got home around 3:30 and promptly headed off to bed. I slept for at least 4 hours straight, with plenty of tossing and turning.
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half done
Sunday, October 28, 2007
My unusual home project can be divided into two logical units. As such, I've completed one. The second one (which gave me grief yesterday) is still yet to be done. I'll have to plug the hole and drill a new one. I did go buy the better fitting piece, but being that I'm rigging up stuff, there is some fit problems in the assembly. I will have to work on that before even drilling the hole for it.
Another project is to install new slides into one of our drawers. I haven't even gotten started on it, other than to buy the slides, which have the possibility of being too long but it was the shortest I could get in the store.
This morning Gumdrops and I were at the cathedral for the firefighter's mass. They had the red mass for lawyers maybe a month back and Gumdrops and I were there; no, we're not lawyers. The white mass for medical professionals was a few weeks back; we did not attend that one. Anyhow, the firefighter's mass was cool. They had bagpipes and guys in kilts. The street in front of the cathedral was closed off on the block and they had some of their trucks parked there for the blessings. The mass was assisted by firefighters as lectors, EM's, ushers and such. At the end, the firefighters honored the deceased of the past year. They brought a bell which they rang once after each name of the deceased was read. Too bad I didn't remember to bring my camera to take pictures of the firetrucks outside.
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Saturday, October 27, 2007
tired. and grumpy. I've spent this beautiful day working an unusal home project per Gumdrops request. I've spent all afternoon and evening on this thing. I'm not finished but it's time to quit becuase I'm friggin tired and things are not working right; I'm starting to make mistakes. I've drilled a 3/4" hole in the wrong place, plus the stuff to be mounted in it doesn't fit. I did want to go wash my car, but no chance of that. tired. back hurts. there's more work to do. so no rest tomorrow. I'm pissed.
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Sunday, October 21, 2007
whew! I just finished ironing 8 of my t-shirts and 1 dress shirt. Fortunately, the other dress shirts are "no iron." Last Saturday I walked for a charity event and garnered another T-shirt, size large. It was either going to be large or x-large--there were no other choices. I normally wear medium, and even then I wonder if I'm sporting a "tent" look. So I'm not sure what to do with my large T now that the event is over; but it is washed and ironed.
I'm feeling just a little unwell today. I napped after eating lunch; I had done so yesterday as well. As is typical for this area, great weather brings with it stuff in the air. I do believe we are the allergy capital. So I have some allergy symptoms and some sinus problems (headache). But the symptoms are relatively mild. I used to have far worse allergies and I've had headaches bad enough to nauseate me. I haven't had it that bad for quite some time.
Our parish picnic event was today. This year, Gumdrops and I didn't attend. I did one of my church volunteer gigs this morning in conjunction with mass and then left. My favorite pastor presided over that particular mass. He seemed in good spirits. His vestment needed a little adjusting prior to mass and I helped with that. It was cool that we were comfortable working with each other.
Tomorrow evening I meet with the group volunteering for some of the Dominican stuff. I've kinda dropped the ball on that so I'll have to see where to go from here.
I am ecstatic that Daniel DiNardo has been named Cardinal. I love that guy.
Work has picked up pace. I am now too busy to be bored.
Last week, Discount Tires Direct was running a sale so I was able to get my new tires for a good price. Plus I can get the exact size I need, meaning that I didn't have to buy slightly larger tires and that too brought the price down. They will be shipped to the house. I will need to figure out where to store them until I decide to replace my existing tires. The other problem is that I probably need new struts. Bad struts can cause premature wear on my tires.
I didn't really recount our adventures at the appliance store. We ended up with a fancier microhood and with a slightly higher price tag. But it was a good deal. Our salesperson was very personable, but she wasn't too savvy on the technical stuff. She wasn't very helpful, but was very accommodating. A wonderful personality always compensates for anything that may be lacking. I'd hang with a personable person any day.
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Saturday, October 20, 2007
That which I had lost has been found. Thank you, God. Thank you, St. Anthony and all Saints. Thank you, all who prayed with me.
I will return it to its owner on Monday, being that I now have my own copy.
God works in mysterious ways. Just because I don't see the mountain moving doesn't mean that it isn't moving or that it isn't going to move.
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pig of happiness
Friday, October 12, 2007
Found at the nun thing
I like so much I have to post it here. I want it for my office desk too.
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legal murder
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Over 1 million lives extinguished last year. When the Germans were trying to extinguish the Jewish people, they made a cognitive justification by saying that Jewish people were not persons. When Americans had slaves, they justified it by saying that the slaves were not persons. They didn't want to give up slavery because *gasp* how could they possibly have a thriving economy without slaves? Now we're doing abortions because, you know, that's not killing a person. Plus, if you can't afford to raise child, why, economics consideration is a legit reason go ahead and kill him/her off. Not too long ago, women were regarded as just a step above the furry four-legged animals. It's awful that this lack of respect for the dignity of persons continues today: just wave it off as "not a person."
The cause of abortions is a lack of faith. Lack of faith that God will provide.
In a parish with approximately 4,000 families, approximately 20 people showed up for a pro-life prayer service this evening. And I'd bet that approximately half of that 20 were the people on the pro-life committee. If your kid had a baseball game, you'd try to show up for moral support. So along the same lines, if your parish committees sponsor an event, it'd be nice to show up to provide moral support.
But on the bright side, there was some attendance tonight. May God be praised.
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Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Over at Natty's blog, she is asking, "What are your platforms for preaching?" If you'd like, swing by there and drop a line or two.
Anyhow, it reminded of a recent incident at work. I'm having a rather poor attitude at work these days anyways and it's pretty easy to trigger my grumpiness. Someone suggested that I was reading a bad version of the Bible. Oh that got me riled up. I spit back that their copy must be bad just to point out that the charge that a Bible is a "bad copy" was, at that point in the conversation, without grounds. We left it hanging because I had to run off to a meeting. Fact is that what we were discussing (it 's in the book of Genesis) was in every major Bible that was looked up on the web. I don't know if the other person has conceded to that and I don't know what Bible the other person has.
I was surprised at the gall of calling my copy of the Bible "bad." Especially when we were discussing a part of the Pentateuch, which is pretty much common across Bible versions. I'm riled up now just thinking about it.
I must admit, that was lousy "preaching" on my part.
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Thanks be to God!
Thanks be to God! I found available for purchase one copy of the item which I lost. I've just put in the order. It should arrive within the next 2 weeks. It's used but the seller says it's in very good condition.
I've been trying to contact the person who had trustingly loaned it out to me. Now I can explain what happened PLUS say that I am getting the replacement when we do hook up.
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a bookshop
Saturday, October 06, 2007
Shopping for gifts? Try your religious organizations and see what goods they're offering. Here's a link to one, the Sinsinawa Dominican's bookshop .
Since Natty mentioned it...
I did not find mound cake, but looky, you can get very delicious looking bread from these same folks: http://www.sinsinawa.org/Bread_Gifts/Bread.cfm
(the double "sin" in their name does give rise to some jokes)
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love them Dominicans
Friday, October 05, 2007
I'm so proud of these folks, I'm just beside myself. This is a new web design and it's a huge improvement from the previous version.
in case it doesn't go to the right place...it should be http://www.houstonop.org/html/new_index.html
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range hood
Thursday, October 04, 2007
We're in the market for a range hood. Apparently it's a pretty important piece of kitchen equipment. I finally found an article with some recommendations: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/homegarden/2003127474_kitchenconsumerreports15.html
I might go with the Maytag UXT5430A. I think Home Depot has them. It's a 2005 model, I think, which is not that old. We're actually fans of Kenmore, so we might look into some Kenmore models. I can find nothing on the recommended Kenmore 5234; maybe it's an old model that's been replaced. But I can't favor it if I know nothing about it, hence the lean towards Maytag.
update: We'll go with a Kenmore microwave venthood (microhood) instead.
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Wednesday, October 03, 2007
Man, I'm just all over the place. No focus.
Sunday I did my volunteer gigs then attended the Dominican Sister's jubilee mass/celebration and reception. Our bishop presided. What a treat. I love that guy. Oh, yeah, I love the Dominicans too. This year I was properly dressed in a dressy dress with dress shoes. Those shoes were pure torture. They squish my toes and completely negate what little cushioning the ball of my feet had in the first place. Given the discomfort of my get-up, the standing room only crowd, high noise level, and also that Gumdrops wasn't feeling well (the main factor, actually), I didn't stay long at the reception. I didn't see my Dominican liason at any time and that was probably a social faux pas. I can't help but be forgiving, given my frequent need for other's forgiveness.
I'm not quite keeping up with my Dominican volunteer gig.
I'm thinking about looking for another job. I responded to two job ads yesterday, but didn't exactly do so with gusto: no cover letter and no polishing of the resume. My current job is killing me; I can't be productive and that's not good for my psyche.
The missing item is still missing.
I'm up for one of my church gigs this Sunday. I'm trying to prepare for it. Which reminds me, I have some stuff to read from my last visit with the spiritual director ... I should get on it.
My car needs new tires again. Discount Tires quoted over $800 for four new Michelins with the works. Yeah right. I said I'd have to think on that. I've asked around and it seems that all tires suck. I'll probably try some Yokohama Geolandars.
I'm thinking we should change out the breaker box on the house. We have some Stab-Lok breakers and there's a report on the web that says these breakers are prone to fail in the sense that they don't do what they are supposed to do. I don't see much evidence that refutes it, and I think it's worth the safety to change out the whole box. That's going to be a pretty penny.
Still fretting over my student loan. Even if it were possible to put the entire paycheck towards the loan, it still wouldn't be enough to pay it out. Not that it matters; that's definitely fantasy to not have to pay for anything else. But on the bright side, there has been progress. Next year I hope to up the monthly payments to $800. We'll see how it goes.
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Penalty in final seconds helps Jets edge Buccaneers
- In his NFL debut%2C rookie quarterback Geno Smith threw for 256 yards%2C with a TD and INT
- The Jets seemed beaten until Bucs LB Lavonte David shoved Smith when he already was out of bounds
- The 15-yard penalty moved the Jets into field goal range%2C where Nick Folk won it
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Lavonte David sat hunched at his locker, tormented by the knuckleheaded late hit and personal foul that had just cost his team the game.
What was David thinking when he shoved New York Jets rookie quarterback Geno Smith, when Smith already was out of bounds on a scramble to the Bucs' 45-yard line? The penalty came with seven seconds remaining, the Jets down by two and well out of field-goal range.
But moved 15 yards closer, Nick Folk kicked a 48-yard field on the next play to give the Jets an improbable 18-17 victory.
"To me, he was inbounds,'' David said a half hour after the game. "I wouldn't have hit him if I didn't think he was going to stay in bounds. I was surprised about the flag. But, hey, you have to learn from it and move on. You may not feel like that's the right call.''
He paused, before adding, "But you can't let it change the way you play the game. We're physical, aggressive -- that's what makes this defense great.''
David's goof was one of many for the Bucs, who had 13 penalties for 102 yards, but still thought they had overcome the mistakes to win on Rian Lindell's 37-yard field goal with 34 seconds left.
"Geno was already out, and David gave him a shot. You can't do that nowadays in the NFL,'' Jets guard Willie Colon said. "Geno did a good job of being composed and playing solid, giving great effort.''
Maybe it was poetic justice that on a day marked by chippy Bucs hits, the Jets found a way to win on another one. Safety Dashon Goldson sent two Jets to the sidelines, including tight end Jeff Cumberland, who took a helmet-to-helmet hit from Goldshon that likely will draw a fine when the league reviews it.
Goldshon said he thought he had made a "clean hit" on Cumberland, but seemed to indicate he had learned a lesson nonetheless.
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"We have to play with a little more control, like coach (Greg Schiano) said. We have to understand certain types of situations,'' Goldson said. "We just have to learn from it.''
Goldson was one of several Bucs who consoled David.
"I know what kind of player Lavonte is,'' said Goldshon, a defensive captain. "I know he's not a dirty player.
"He was hustling to the ball. That was him trying to make a play.''
Smith completed 24 of 38 passes for 256 yards with a touchdown, an interception and a lost fumble that the Bucs converted into Doug Martin's 5-yard touchdown run.
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But with the Jets trailing 17-15 with 34 seconds remaining and no timeouts left, the Bucs challenged Smith to beat them.
And he did -- engineering a 5-play, 50-yard drive that utilized his arm (with a 25-yard strike to tight end Kellen Winslow), his mind (he spiked the ball to stop the clock at the Jets' 45-yard line with 15 seconds left), and his legs. Smith rushed for a team-high 47 yards on six scrambles, including the 10-yarder that drew Lavonte's mistake.
When it counted most, Smith baited David into a hit that will haunt him for a while.
"That's a tough one because earlier in the game, the quarterback hurt us with a couple of scrambles,'' Schiano said. "So I'm sure in Lavonte's mind, he's thinking, 'I've got to get him before he gets into field goal range.'
"Now it was a good job by Smith, walking the tightrope and then, obviously, getting hit. It's smart. It's a good play.
"Lavonte plays at a high speed and plays all out. Unfortunately, that got him this time.''
And it took the rest of the Bucs down with him.
"We had enough time there where I could scramble, get out of bounds, at least get past midfield and give us a chance to get a field goal off,'' Smith said. "It was a bad on their part, on that guy's part, to cause that penalty. But it was good for us.''

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No one's suggesting here that this is what we should do – most of us believe in the rule of law, not laws and not lawlessness.
Trouble is, we're moving to a point where, as this Iceland Review article below states, "It seems that many people don't consider the measures or punishment executed by police and law as satisfactory."
She's absolutely right – the way the law is now applied, the way the banksters now decree what passes for bankrupt and what does not, the way the State is acting to enslave, the way 1200 people can die in the NHS and no regulator does anything whatever, the way crims are let off and ordinary people punished – these things are going to cause vigilantism and though the Icelandic case seems extreme, I'd like to remind you of Sherlock Holmes in His Last Bow, where a private citizen took it into his hands to right an invasive wrong.
The wrongdoer had just protested his treatment by the Englishman:
"What about your government and all this treatment?" said Holmes, tapping the valise.
"You are a private individual. You have no warrant for my arrest. The whole proceeding is absolutely illegal and outrageous."
"Absolutely," said Holmes.
"Kidnapping a German subject."
"And stealing his private papers."
"Well, you realize your position, you and your accomplice here. If I were to shout for help as we pass through the village–"
"My dear sir, if you did anything so foolish you would probably enlarge the too limited titles of our village inns by giving us 'The Dangling Prussian' as a signpost. The Englishman is a patient creature, but at present his temper is a little inflamed, and it would be as well not to try him too far.
And that's what the Icelandic article is about. The girl, naturally, is steeped in the narrative and decries vigilantism but my point is that certain things follow as night follows day in the big bad real world.
For example, the behaviour of the modern woman and leftists is causing rape and violence and her own disempowerment and loss of respect from men, causing rape and violence. Similarly, the way those up top are acting, the way petty officials throughout the land are acting – that leads to vigilantism.
Sooner or later, the first Westminster politician will be assassinated and then it's on for young and old. The Englishman [and woman] is a patient creature and puts up with a hell of a lot before he snaps and then you don't want to be the focus of his wrath. Be warned Cameron, Barosso et al.
Here is her article unabridged:
Over the past years I've come to notice a worrying trend here in Iceland. A trend that some people probably won't dare to talk about publicly. I'm talking about vigilantism, something one certainly wouldn't connect with Iceland.
On multiple occasions I've experienced that people here take the law into their own hands. It seems that many people don't consider the measures or punishment executed by police and law as satisfactory.
And by vigilantism I'm talking about having certain people beaten up or threatened. If you piss off the wrong people, they will call somebody who will teach you a lesson.
I had one of my first experiences with this practice a few years ago, when my former boss and owner of the bar I worked at went bankrupt, cheated a lot of employees of their money and ended up owing a lot of people a lot of money. This shady guy "fell down the stairs."
Another incident happened at another bar I used to work. Some drugged-up maniac went crazy attacking a few guests. So a few calls were made to ensure he wouldn't ever come back. I can only imagine what that means.
And these cases are not exceptions.
If you become victim of any kind of injustice, it is not so difficult to find the culprit as Reykjavík (and anywhere else in Iceland) is a rather small and tight-knit community.
Somebody is harassing you, you call somebody to teach the thug a lesson. Somebody owes you money or stole your car? No matter if you need a debt paid or just revenge, all you need to do is make that call.
In public this vigilante practice is of course not accepted, but behind closed doors some people seek this form of extrajudicial punishment.
I argued about this with some Icelandic friends of mine as I am still shocked and appalled by this frontier justice every time I come across it. To me, taking the law into one's own hands is just inappropriate, a relic of the Wild West, and I don't find it acceptable for an advanced Western country like Iceland in the 21st century.
One should leave punishment up to the legal authorities.
My friends disagreed with me because the authorities never take the appropriate measures, according to them. "The police don't do anything. They won't help you" is an argument I've heard very often in the almost seven years that I've lived here.
It seems that many Icelanders don't have any trust in their police or the legal system and therefore just "solve" their issues among themselves.
Granted, from my personal experience I can say that I do not have much faith in the Icelandic police either as they seem to be infuriatingly passive when it matters.
And talking about insufficient punishment—a few court decisions of late have caused public outcry such as the more than pathetic verdict by the Supreme Court in a case of sexual assault. Reading this article by Iceland Review guest contributor Herdís Helga Schopka shows perfectly why people feel let down by the legal system and why they feel like they need to take matters into their own hands.
I can really understand the wish for revenge (as petty as it may be) and the need for real justice.
But hiring a bunch of thugs to physically hurt somebody else cannot be the answer. I mean, this is Iceland (Iceland, the world's most peaceful country with a very low crime rate) in 2013, for crying out loud, not some mafia infested, gun-slinging place.
I guess those vigilante methods are an inheritance of the Icelandic Viking ancestors.
Does the end justify the means?
Does the end justify the means? It might be wrong, it might be right, but as sure as night follows day, it's going to happen unless those above reverse their policies now.


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The professional body that helped David Ross become an authorised financial advisor says it did not provide regulators with an extensive endorsement of his character.
The Financial Markets Authority confirmed yesterday evening that the Institute of Finance Professionals New Zealand (INFINZ) had provided one of the testimonials in support of David Ross' application to become an authorised financial advisor.
The office of Ross' Wellington-based firm was raided by the FMA in early November after complaints from investors and companies under the financial advisor's control were placed into the hands of receivers PwC soon after.
Although Ross' 900 clients believed their investments were worth almost $450 million, PwC have so far only be able to identify around $11 million of assets.
Some of Ross' out-of-pocket clients described him as "magnificent and impressive" and believed he had a strong reputation within the industry.
Ross' was also licensed as an authorised financial advisor by the FMA, which investors said they took comfort in.
The Wellington businessman had been an AFA since 2011 and used testimonials from INFINZ and another from a client to pass the "good character" requirements of the application.
But INFINZ executive chairman Jim McElwain said his organisation's testimonials only confirm basic details about their members.
"All we do is provide confirmation that the party is a member, the length of time that the party was a member, and that there's been no complaints received [about them]...we do not provide a character test or any information like that," he said.
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I'll take the nine and buck it up at your head, though
I'll run your jewels, you do it because I said so
Ride around the hood with niggas that let the lead go
I would never rat, told my lawyers to tell the Feds so
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Real nigga, nigga real
Team full of shooters, willing to pull the trigger still
If they see you ain't got it, they'll take it from you
If they feel like you pussy, they'll be waiting for you
I ain't pussy, go 'head and wait
You the dickhead that the bullet's gon' penetrate
Dead nigga, dumb nigga
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[Hook: Noreaga]
I really drink Tiger Balm (you could Google that)
And I shot niggas too (you could Google that)
See, I smoke big (you could Google that)
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[Verse 2: Noreaga]
I'm from the era of the stick house
Where niggas used to cook bricks at the chick house after you re-up
Dominicans, Washington Heights, they had me up
Dimelo; weather so cold, it's like three below
My kicks stay fresh like a brand-new baby ass
I found a Chinese chick with a crazy ass
I call her "Suck-Me-Off" -- all she did was suck me off
All she want was won tons, soup, and some butter-soft
Leather; she told me that she Googled my name up
Shootings, robberies, and big coke came up
See, I'm an accurate shooter through your medula
You could get your ruler
Bought a missile the size of Zab Judah
I smoke weed, no other shit
The widow's getting high off some other shit
You could keep that, respect to you
Get out of line, put the heater to your neck to you
[Verse 3: Raekwon]
We get more money than Google, y'all niggas is doo-doo
Throw the Mac in your mouth and butt-fuck your boo-boo
Yeah, pause, little pussy, I'm the cable man
Flow direct, your ho I wreck, horse dick stable man
Black Trump, nigga, with fat pockets
Crooked like Jesse Jackson in a black watching
Broke niggas with rich whores
Run off in the Hamptons, sawed-off and get yours
Homies rock the freshest since AJ Lester's
Cooling on Orchard, buying shoes and vest-es
Why pretending who in it? Yo, we winning, y'all sent it
I post in the Ghost, the German Lugers is spitting
Pocket full, rock the wool, Chevys'll stop the bull
Raising the gauge, ramming his cocky wolves
Lefrac, Yonkers, and Staten wolves
Niggas take massive pulls, so now we blast and them bastards move


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JADEd Strom: Embattled cop blogger arrested again
The woman who spent a month in jail for publishing an undercover police officer's address was arrested March 27 for allegedly violating a court order.
"I have no idea what I did," say Bedford resident Elisha Strom. "They couldn't even tell me what I did. This is ridiculous."
Last year, Strom captured some ire from the Jefferson Area Drug Enforcement task force as well as some help from the American Civil Liberties Union with her I HeArTE JADE blog. She was arrested July 16 under an obscure state statute that the ACLU calls unconstitutional.
That law, which forbids publication of law-enforcement officers' addresses or photos with intent to harass–- even if the addresses came from government websites. For instance, Charlottesville and Albemarle publish citizens' real estate records, but cops who can prove such online information is a threat can now petition the court to have their address removed– thanks to a new law from Delegate Rob Bell.
In exchange for a plea agreement that reduced the Class 6 felony to a misdemeanor obstruction of justice charge, Strom agreed in October to stay away from JADE offices, officers, their homes, and Virginia State Police Special Agent Jason Trent, who investigated the case. She has a six-month suspended sentence in Albemarle, and a 60-day suspended sentence for obstruction of justice in Charlottesville.
The recent arrest involved a single officer showing up to arrest her with a warrant that did not specify how she violated the court order, says Strom. A document on file at the courthouse, however, claims that Strom followed JADE officers on March 23 from a point near their Charlottesville offices into Albemarle County in her green Toyota. But Strom scoffs at the claim.
"I'm not going to do something that sends me to jail," she says. "That's stupid. And I'm not stupid."
Adds Strom, "It's really interesting that I'm finding out what I did from a reporter."
Commonwealth's Attorney Denise Lunsford, who requested the authorization for the arrest, declined to specify whom Strom allegedly followed. "That will be presented in court," says Lunsford.
If a judge finds that Strom violated the terms of the plea, will she serve the suspended sentences? "It's really up to the judge," says Lunsford.
Strom, who acknowledges she was present at the Albemarle courthouse in Charlottesville during the morning in question, sounds a defiant tone.
"There's no description, no time, no officer," she says. "They're going to wait and see what I say about it and conform their story to that."
Strom also continues to write on I HeArTE JADE, and on March 23 posted a photograph of an unidentified man, along with an email purporting to be from an unidentified police officer that says, "If you wanted pics of my car, you could have just asked! No need to sneak around behind me...I would be happy to allow you to take pictures of my car for all to see. Have a safe day."
"What a coincidence," says Strom. "An officer sees me and makes an accusation I'm following him."
Strom says there's one consolation in that the most recent arrest was more civil than last July's, when she estimates approximately 10 officers stormed her residence. This time, she was released on a $2,000 unsecured bond.
"After jail, I went to the movies," she says. Her next court appearance is April 20.
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its so sad that they ran out of dealers to arrest so they had to pick on her again.
pg2112, let me correct your statement...
"Good" cops HAVE to cover for bad cops.
If they don't, their career is in jeopardy. When a good cop speaks up and exposes corruption, wrongdoings or conspiracies in the department he/she works for, they are history. I know I repeat myself a lot here, but once again, former Albemarle County police officer Karl Monsoor is the best local example of this.
I HeArTE JADE, I will tell you the same thing I tell everybody else I know. People need to carry pocket recorders with them nowadays. Or even better, video and audio in their vehicles if they want to spend the money. And preferably video that records out the rear of the vehicle and in the front. Once an officer testifies in court, and a video shows something totally different, they are history. I'll address this issue more next month. :)
Quote IvyMoon I see a marriage in the making here.
Then you ought to pay more attention before trying to be clever. GSOE and my opinions regarding Law Enforcement are completely contrary to each other. I mean, he wants officers to, by law if necessary, have special treatment -- something he would benefit from; I want none of these designer laws for the police -- something everybody would benefit from.
People here don't seem to get that, though he's not patrolling the streets anymore, GSOE is still a cop through and through.
"Armed and dangermouse."
Quote GSOE This abuse and misuse of the stalking laws is why perfectly legitimate cases of stalking are often tossed out by judges.
Pfft! Forget abuse and misuse, most people have no freakin' idea what stalking even is. The amount of legitimate cases of it, I believe, are few and far between. In order for conduct to be considered stalking, there must be a legitimate threat of bodily injury, criminal sexual assault, or death.
Your ex chasing you around for months while videotaping you? Not stalking. A stranger commenting on your Facebook page day after day? Not stalking. A homeless guy on the Downtown Mall trailing you to your car while begging for change? Even if he does it to you 25 times? Not stalking. I've mentioned how hot I think a certain JADE Detective is but nothing suggests I'm going to rape him, so my following him and taking pictures of him? Not stalking.
If a woman accused a man of being a rapist because he merely touched her hand, or opened a door for her, everyone would think the woman was loopy. Yet these same folks don't think twice about labeling equally innocent people stalkers.
You, GSOE, have a thing about Law Enforcement; I have a thing about the uninformed public. I'd way rather there be five corrupt officers than one ignorant citizen.
I would feel comfortable in taking a wild guess that whatever you said involved some type of libelous remark(s) against somebody.
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COPS EX, this is exactly why the actual residence address of any law enforcement officer should be exempt from being posted on the online real estate portions of city and county tax records.
You would think that at least one police chief or sheriff somewhere in the State of Virginia would have thought about this many years ago and dealt with the problem before now.
I will not defend any person who posts a cop's home address online, but who really dropped the ball here? If a city or county posts the address and images of a cop's house, aren't they just as guilty as Strom?
Gasbag, do you have your own website? I'd love to read/hear your full story sometime. I've picked up bits and pieces here and there, but I'd definitely buy the book.
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Gasbag-- do you not see any difference between your case and Strom's? She was actually following people, photographing them, and then publishing the photos on her blog without their permission. She fully admits this.
What if I did likewise and started driving all the way from Bedford into Cville every day to follow Dave Norris, Lee Catlin, Gary O'Connell and Denise Lunsford around? What if I took photos of them shopping, going in and out of their houses, and driving on the roads? And then I kept doing it even after I was asked to stop? I'm sorry, but that's obsessive stalker behavior, and people (regular Joes on the street and gov't officials) would probably have a very bad opinion of me. The people in question above would be well within their rights to wonder if my obsessiveness and inability to control myself meant that I was mentally unhinged and might pose a potential danger. If I were one of the people above, I might consider popping a cap in my stalker's ass.
Just because you were falsely accused of doing something, doesn't mean you should automatically empathize with someone who has gleefully admitted doing the same things and published evidence of it on their website. You're comparing apples and oranges.
Quote Reality Check If I were one of the people above, I might consider popping a cap in my stalker's ass.
If I wrote anything remotely similar to what you just wrote, it would immediately be labeled a threat. Be happy you are free to make such threats; some of us get arrested even when we don't make them.
Quote Reality Check You're comparing apples and oranges.
And you're hyperbolic and uninformed.
But ignoring that your overblown assessment of the situation is incorrect in many aspects, you appear to make a good argument. What you do not seem to be considering, though, is that nowhere in your scenario has a crime been committed. You are legally permitted to indefinitely follow and photograph all those people and others. They and others are legally permitted to indefinitely think what they want about you. Yet you ultimately propose death for these commissions of non-crimes. Talk about being mentally unhinged!
Quote GSOE This case actually shows another major problem that exists in the arrest and trial procedure. A person is arrested for violating a court order, and bonded. Not knowing what portion of the court order they violated, they could go out and do it again while on bond. Then they will get picked up and held WITHOUT bond.
I have less of an issue with not knowing the specifics of what I allegedly did than with the fact that the identities of my accusers in this case have been concealed. That makes them literally the Secret Police! Worse, that probably means nothing to the average American. Then again, what can one expect from average Americans? While they've been blubbering about healthcare reform, the Patriot Act, even further devoid of the protections we the people used to be guaranteed, was quietly approved for another year.
Elisha already knows what I learned the hard way.
There is no such thing as a good cop. "Good" cops cover for bad cops, and that makes them all bad. No exceptions.
If she can keep pressure on JADE, there might just be a few less bad things these evil do. I don't care what her motivation is, she has my support.
Oh, and ES? Thanks for the invite. ;) Keep it up!
You accept corruption as a cost of doing business. BAD COP!
Caesonia, I am sorry you were stalked and attacked.
But the problem is that many judges know that the stalking laws have been misused and abused by both civilians and cops for the last 20+ years. This abuse and misuse of the stalking laws is why perfectly legitimate cases of stalking are often tossed out by judges. They are between the rock and a hard spot in hearing stalking cases and ruling in such a manner as to satisfy both the accusers and the defendants.
Being the ex of a cop, I have an experience to share, and this is why you dont take pics of them or where they live, illegal or not.. you put the whole family of the officer in jeopardy when you do, This is JADE, Jefferson area Drug Enforcement,, key word.. DRUG! .. Need I say MORE????? We had to move our family because we lived around the corner from one of the biggest drug trafficing areas.. My ex arrested a drug addict, and was threatened, things started happening at our house in the middle of the night while he was working,it scared the hell outta me. We had 3 young ones in the house, this jerk knew where we lived. Needless to say we HAD TO MOVE. SO PLEASE STOP posting pictures and addresses of officers.. you may just be responsible for something happening to them and their family.
Gasbag, why are you airing your own dirty laundry? There is little to no comparison to the two incidents. Apples and oranges is correct. You say that you empathize with all defendants, yet if you were still a sworn deputy sheriff, wouldn't you still be on her list to harass and stalk? Would you still be defending her then?
Strom, you say you are not doing anything illegal, but what is your fascination with walking to the edge of that fine line, sticking your little toe over it, taunting and laughing, and running away? What is your purpose? This seems such a waste of life.
Yes Reality check, I agree, apples and oranges.
But after being a sworn deputy sheriff for decades, and seeing what a small group of loose cannons attempted to do to me, I empathize with all defendants nowadays. Because I know firsthand if these defendants do have the funds to defend themselves, and sue the cop later for false arrests, they go to jail.
Had Strom had the money back during the first arrest to take it to the highest court in the land, I doubt we would be where we are now. It will be interesting to see what the case is all about this time when it gets to court.
This case actually shows another major problem that exists in the arrest and trial procedure. A person is arrested for violating a court order, and bonded. Not knowing what portion of the court order they violated, they could go out and do it again while on bond. Then they will get picked up and held WITHOUT bond.
In the future we'll all have privacy for 15 minutes.
I don't blame her at all, somebody needs to put pigs in their place. I had one completly lie in court just to give me a ticket for doing nothing. Cops need to be policed harder in this town.
Brady -
Gee, you must be a conservative, as you obviously support the abuse of authority, and claim anyone who might question the appropriate use of authority is a liberal.
I will remind you that the two primary reasons the US revolution occurred was because of taxation WITHOUT REPRESENTATION, and ABUSE OF AUTHORITY.
So I guess they were liberals. You might want to think about that next time.
Personally, I don't know what happened with Strom, but I do know that when I was stalked the court didn't want to do much about it until I was actually attacked. I don't see why police officers should get special treatment in that regard.
No. It seems like my comments only get deleted when I quote libelous remarks made by other people. I guess if they need to remove the libel, they have to remove it when I quote the words too. Makes perfectly good sense to me.
If they force her to take her blog down, I will archive it on multiple offshore servers.
I think that perhaps Ivy should worry about finding a spouse instead of worrying about finding one for other people. Combined with the fact I can't get rid of my current wife, she makes a lot of money and buys me nice toys. :)
Don't misunderstand, Gasbag, I know the state doesn't presume innocence. Heck, as pro/persecutors I expect them to presume guilt. What I'm concerned about is 1 to 12 of their knee-jerk supporters landing on the jury that tries my case, should my fortune turn sour enough to be target by the "Only Ones"*, as David Codrea calls them.
If I ever face a court I want a jury full of people who understand what "beyond the shadow of a reasonable doubt" used to mean.
* Google the phrase and name if you don't know.
Matt, I'm sorry, but there is no longer a presumption of innocence. It's backwards nowadays. You are guilty until proven innocent. Take a look at the people who have sat in jail for 15 to 25 years before this newfangled DNA testing cleared them.
Sure these people were proven guilty. With forged confessions, forced confessions, planted evidence, etc... and they were guilty until proven innocent.
Many years ago the criminal justice system felt it was better to see 10 guilty men go free rather than incarcerate one innocent person. That too is totally backwards now, lock up all 11 and call them all guilty.
Quote GSOE I believe they are leading you on and then stabbing you in the back.
I don't understand what you mean. Leading me on -- how so? For what purpose? And what is your definition of backstabbing?
Ohmigosh"Š I just thought of something! Maybe one or even both of the ACPD officers who waved at me the other day are now posting here under the username ââ?¬Å?the other question." I think that would be, like, hilarious! In fact, ââ?¬Å?very" uneducated me is going to believe that exact thing just because of how funny I find it.
Ashley, I would be interested in knowing why you feel Strom is a danger and threat to cops and their families?
The real danger to cops and their families is city and county governments posting their addresses and images of their homes in the "online" real estate taxes. And it's funny how no cop whined or complained about it until Strom re-posted the same information that was available to anybody in the online real estate pages.
I don't know Strom, never met her in my life. But I do feel the law(s) were used and abused in her first arrest. And I suspect they are being used and abused again.
Let me tell you how stalking laws are presented in court when a "cop" is allegedly the victim. They document you going up Pantops Mountain to get Amoco gas. You pass a certain cop in traffic, so you must be stalking him. You're taking your daughter to McDonalds, at her request. A certain cop is in the immediate area. So you must be stalking him. You're at the scene of a DUI arrest when a certain cop shows up. You must be stalking the cop even though you have stopped the DUI driver and requested their assistance. (The judge had a hard time hiding his laughter on the DUI testimony) They document your being in the Pantops Mountain shopping center passing a cop. You must be stalking the cop in order to pass him in traffic in a shopping center. They solicit another county employee to draft a witness "statement", six months after the fact, this witness "statement" stating you sure did pass this cop in the Pantops Mountain shopping center. This same person testifies in court that the license plates on your car were so and so. But the same license plates WERE NOT on your car 6 months before she drafted her ""statement" and observed you in the Pantops Moutain shopping center. You go to an Albemarle County Board of Supervisors meeting with your attorney. A certain cop might or might not be in the same building at the time. They claim you were in the county office building to stalk this certain cop, without their even knowing if this certain cop was in the building or not. The list goes on and on, yet not one single inch of video tape exists! The judge was just as amused as everybody else in the courtroom was. It was more entertaining than the Barney & Bailey Circus. And I don't doubt for one second that the judge was well aware that dozens of lies were told in his own courtroom that day. When retiring to chambers at the conclusion of the stalking trial, the judge told his baliff that he simply couldn't believe an entire chain of command had just committed perjury in his courtroom.
A lot of strange things happened after this particular stalking case. A capt steppd down and moved on. A sergeant was later fired for further wrongdoings. And the judge announced his retirement. IMHO, the judge finally realized he had no clue who to believe in criminal cases, the cops or the defendents.
Whoa! I never said I accept it.
Most communities are spineless and simply won't try to do anything about corruption, conspiracy and perjury when it rears it's ugly head. And communities will not support a good cop who tries to blow the whistle, they mark him/her off as nothing more than a disgruntled employee.
The only justice I really see out here on the streets is when an honest citizen happens to capture a bad cop on video.
Ashley, I don't have any dirty laundry. If I did, I would use some of the monetary damages various cop shoppes had to pay me and send it out to the dry cleaners.
Notice above, and I quote Strom, "What a coincidence.... an officer sees me and makes an accusation I'm following him." This is the exact same thing a cop shoppe tried to do to me. So I can believe it if this is the evidence that's introduced at trial.
In my entire career spanning almost 3 decades, I never harassed or stalked anybody like certain modern day rookie cops do. As a matter of fact, I only had one complaint filed on me that I can recall. And it involved an allegation of my breaking personal property while repossessing furniture from a person's home. Unbeknown to the complainant, the sheriff himself was with me and knew that I had not damaged anything. The complainant withdrew his complaint after he found out the sheriff was with me.
2 rules to live by.
1. Never trust a cop.
2. Never trust a cop.
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Get a room.
I HeArTE JADE, I have absolutely no problem with what you are doing, I personally think that it a good thing to see an American citizen actually using their rights instead of cowering to the powers that be. I work with police officers everyday, it's part of what I do, and every single one of them knew from the start that being a police officer was dangerous and yet they still became officers. If they are afraid for their life because one person post their pictures online. If you are in the public, whether a police officer, homeless person, movie star, or CEO of a Fortune 500 company, you are still in the public and have zero expectation of privacy. If you don't like it, then you are free to pursue another line of work, or become a recluse and buy a huge compound and never leave a la Michael Jackson, otherwise, suck it up. I HeArTE JADE, keep doing what your doing, and I hope that after everything is said and done, you are able to take them to the cleaners.
quote: "Strom repeatedly pushes the envelope, won't move on with her life, then wonders why she keeps getting in trouble."
Interesting remark. IMHO, the not moving on with her life includes her not taking the web site down. That's what this is all about.
Pushing the envelope? Maybe. But has she really broken any laws? Or is back door tactics being used to apply certain laws improperly so as to make her actions look illegal to the general public?
I can go down to Arby's, Chipoltes, or any other restaurant where cops get free or discounted food, snap a picture of them, and place it on a web site. There's nothing illegal about this.
I do not recall the state, but a few civilians were videotaping a cop shoppe raid on a junk yard. The cops jumped the fence surrounding the junk yard, arrested the civilians doing the videotaping, and confiscated their video cameras. The charge was obstructing justice. How did they obstruct justice? The judge threw the charges out of court and the cop shoppe ending up paying each of the civilans quite a chunk of taxpayer change.
I would bet my life that if I created a web site tonight devoted to local school Resource officers with images of them sitting around with their feet up on a desk, sitting around playing solitaire on computers, or picking their noses on city and county time.... the cop shoppes would use some sort of back door tactic to convince the public that I was doing something illegal. Their intent would be to make me take the web site down.
IMHO, this is nothing more than attempt #2 at forcing Strom to shut her web site down. If she enters into another plea agreement I am sure one of the conditions will be that she not possess or use computers for say, 5 years?
I hate cases like this. She was the greatest thing since radial tires when she was helping the cop shoppe prosecute somebody. Now she is old news and they would probably like to see her move to Montana.
This latest tactic is not a new brainstorm in any cop shoppe circle. Back when I was a Greene County deputy sheriff, and the Albemarle County cop shoppe falsely arrested me for impersonating a Green County deputy sheriff, an Albemarle cop shoppe Lt. and Capt. falsely charged me stalking the original arresting officer after the original charges never went to trial. Some of the testimony was absolutely hilarious. Even the judge tried to cover his face and laughter with his hands during certain portions of testimony. Everybody in the courtroom noticed it. Like when I stopped an extremely drunk driver in Albemarle County and called the Albemarle cop shoppe to send me help. One of the cops said I was there just so I could stalk them. When they made this claim, I guess they had no idea I was the Greene County deputy sheriff who had stopped the drunk driver and CALLED THEM because I was out of my jurisdiction!!! What were they trying to do? Well, IMHO, they were trying to get a conviction on the second false arrest thinking I would therefore have no claim in suing them for the first false arrest. It failed if that was their intent. After the stalking charge was laughed out of court too, I then sued them for BOTH false arrests.
I found myself easily bored today. So I flipped the page to "I HeArTE JADE" and read around a lot today. And people that really know me realize that I attempt to speak the truth and give credit when due.
Until today, I did not realize that ATF Agent John Stoltz was on the JADE task force. Based on past experiences with John, I feel well qualified to state that he is one of the most honest law enforcement officers I have ever met. ATF and the JADE task force are both very fortunate to have him aboard.
Well, maybe if Law Enforcement didn't do all the horrible things you say they do, GSOE, they wouldn't need special protection.
Well, if they were posting as "the other question", you won't see the user name anymore. He/she said he/she was going over to C'Vill Weekly.
Whoever it was, I doubt you will be getting a Christmas card from them this year.
I think "the other question" might be a member of law enFARCEment instead ;)
Really. While I am struck by what Elisha can do, I am disgusted with what she uses her talents for. She is a smart woman. Yet, she wastes her life and talent to bash cops and tail them all day.. looking for useless info. All I can see on this woman's blog is a bunch of photos of cops pulling people over, arresting people, doing their job. Then, some personal photos, probably ripped from someone's social media page. Police officers are human. They go out for a beer now and again, they go to bbqs, ballgames.. so WHAT!! Honestly, these guys risk their lives for this stinking community every day, trying to get the grime off the streets. Let's make their lives more stressful by following them around with our camera and hiding in bushes. Pretty sad, really.
Elisha Strom is an annoyance, a nuisance and potentially a danger and threat to cops and their families.
I don't care if she got screwed over by an officer. Get over it and MOVE ON. That's what makes someone a stronger and better person.
Karma. He'll get his, and now.... she'll get hers.
Maybe next time we see an officer we THANK THEM for protecting us.. now there's a novel idea.
Miss Provence,
Great picture choice!
To Local:
Area officers may call me a lot of things, but only one has ever called me "Ms. Strom." If you are the person who sent the email, I assume you know why I'd tell you this.
To Ms. Strom:
I just wanted to let you know I had nothing to do with this alleged court order violation. What I said in my email, I meant. I have no quarrels with being photographed as I am in the public eye every day and should expect it. My knowledge of your arrest first came from your own announcement.
Hey Chris and Gasbag. how do i know that you 2 are flaming liberals? well because you have no respect for authority and defend a woman who constantly harrasses the folks i look up too and rely on for safety and security. 2 opinions there coming from law breakers themselves.
"Hey Chris and Gasbag. how do i know that you 2 are flaming liberals? well because you have no respect for authority and defend a woman who constantly harrasses the folks i look up too and rely on for safety and security. 2 opinions there coming from law breakers themselves."
Uuuuuuuh, um. Never mind.
testing 1,2,3...
The actual wording in the stalking law is a little more disturbing than you make it sound. It basically says, and I quote, "A person... except a cop... who on more than one occasion engages in conduct directed at another person with the intent to place, or when he knows or reasonably should know that the conduct places that other person in reasonable fear of death, criminal sexual assault, or bodily injury to that other person or to that other person's family or household member is guilty..."
There's far too many questions to be answered. How can a soon to be defendant determine exactly what action might place a person in reasonable fear of death, criminal sexual assault, or bodily injury. Would the exact same act place one person in fear, and yet not another? How does the magistrate when issuing a criminal warrant, or a judge actually hearing a stalking case, determine if a person was in really in fear or just out to serve up a warm dish of vengeance and/or retaliation for whatever reason?
In many cases a magistrate might buy into the program, they're pretty much nothing more than a rubber stamp now, IMHO. But a lot of judges put a lot more thought into it when hearing a stalking case. Now retired Judge Stephen Helvin had to educate the Albemarle Commonwealth Attorney and the entire chain of command at the cop shoppe back in 1997 as to his interpretation of the law and elements required for a conviction. And it just simply ruined their day at the time.
With a view.
Fred: "Cops need to be policed harder in this town."
They need to be policed harder in VA in general. My wife was ticketed in VA Beach for having expired tags, when I had paid the bill the week before but had obviously not received the stickers. The officer could have looked up the registration in her little computer but refused, because she could tell my wife was from out of town and not likely to drive down to appeal her case, likely win, and have to pay court costs anyway.
Anyone who automatically sides with the police whenever they arrest someone should reexamine their commitment to fundamental constitutional values like the presumption of innocence.
Actually no, you'd be wrong about that. Does libel explain the comments you've made that have been deleted?
ââ?¬Å?beyond the shadow of a reasonable doubt" has never been the legal standard in any criminal court in this country.
It's beyond a reasonable doubt.
Fuzzy Wuzzy, all of this hype about the job being so dangerous is a bunch of malarky. Job related deaths per 100,000 in law enforcement isn't even in the Top 10 most dangerous professions in this country. Combined with the fact that so many law enforcement deaths are caused by their own driving habits each year. Even Richard Petty knows when and how to slow down to avoid hitting a tree at 100 miles an hour.
Being an airline pilot, a logger, a deep sea fisherman, a truck driver, a taxi driver, or a construction worker are in the top 10. And amazing enough, in the quest for better pay and benefits, we never hear them whine and moan about their job being so dangerous.
Matt, I am very familiar with David Codrea and his movement.
And trust me, I know what the term "beyond the shadow of a reasonable doubt" used to mean.
Nowadays it means you were still guilty, but the cops did a poor job investigating the case or the commonwealth did a poor job of presenting the case. :)
Once a person is accused of a crime, they remain guilty for the rest of their life. Look at Butch Morris for example. While a jury found him not guilty of a 20 year old murder, he will still be known as a murderer in cop circles and in the eyes of the public for the rest of his natural life. Once people see something in print or on the TV news, it can't be unseen. Even when a judge tells a jury to disregard the comment they just heard, they can't and don't. It's that simple.
Quote GSOE Once people see something in print or on the TV news, it can't be unseen.
Yes, indeed.
And media is oft times deliberately disingenuous. I mean, even the opening for this article is intentionally misleading. ââ?¬Å?The woman who spent a month in jail for publishing an undercover police officer's address"Š" The Hook is well aware JADE members aren't ââ?¬Å?undercover." On top of that, by omitting what I was actually charged with, it erroneously implies that publishing an officer's address is illegal. Way to intimidate the public on behalf of the police!
You ought to be thankful, GSOE; your situation wasn't used to push any shady pro-Law-Enforcement agenda and you weren't smeared in coverage. Shoot, you're still quoted -- and in a positive manner -- as an authority when various cop-related issues arise.
H. L. Mencken had it right: All successful newspapers are ceaselessly querulous and bellicose. They never defend anyone or anything if they can help it; if the job is forced on them, they tackle it by denouncing someone or something else.
quote: "GSOE; .... you're still quoted ââ?¬â? and in a positive manner ââ?¬â? as an authority when various cop-related issues arise.
That's cause I no longer have to lie, deny and cover for crooked cops.
I'll never forget the day one of our deputies went home for lunch and forgot he had a female prisoner in the back of the transport van. 45 minutes later, he took her to jail. He even admitted in a memo that he forgot she was in the van (I still have a copy of the memo right here on my desk).
The official sheriff's press release the next day read, "Deputy had a bowel emergency, had to run home for a few minutes."
Back in those days I would have lost my job if I told anybody the truth. I had to lie, deny and cover for the entire department anytime they did something wrong.
I see a marriage in the making here. Gasbag and IHearteJade..I now pronounce you husband and wife.
Seriously, you both just need to get a room.
Just noticed above that it says I had a post deleted by moderator on April 3rd, at 6:22pm. Very puzzling considering I posted only once on this thread.
Also, there's little rhyme or reason to what's getting deleted and what's allowed to remain.
Quote GSOE Combined with the fact I can't get rid of my current wife, she makes a lot of money and buys me nice toys.
Aww... no worries; I woulda let ya keep her. ;)
I guess I could do like a lot of cops... err, scratch that.... I guess I could do like a lot of PEOPLE, have a wife and have a girlfriend on the side.
try this....
Has the JADE website been taken down? Link provided here won't work right.
I am guessing JADE got sprung. What a bunch of overinflated egos. They strap on very biguns and lace up their very small shoes. it might sounded jaded but nothing to heart.Hell hath no fury like a petermaid with a tickertbook scorned.
Ohh, absolutely. I won't go into details here, but he made it very clear that he was going to do things by the book in an investigation, and he made it very clear that he was not going to conspire with anybody if it was their intention to have him do so.
Former Greene County Sheriff William Morris also announced his decision not to conspire with those who were apparently asking him to do so as well.
That's why I copied the term exactly as Matt intorduced it above. "Beyond the shadow of a doubt" is often mistakenly combined or confused with "beyond a reasonable doubt" by people, so we end up with "beyond the shadow of a reasonable doubt".
Some feel "beyond the shadow of doubt" is an impossible standard of proof in court, while "beyond a reasonable doubt" is more logically accommodating, allowing for the limits of human reason.
Quote GSOE Based on past experiences with John, I feel well qualified to state that he is one of the most honest law enforcement officers I have ever met.
Not once has anything you've said ever surprised me. But this? This does surprise me. I am very surprised.
John. Stoltz.
Seriously. Seriously?
Why is it that someone with her obvious level of intelligence isn't out riding around looking for a job instead of what she's doing. If I was unemployed, had a kid to support and lived with my parents ââ?¬â?? I'd be job hunting not wasting time begging for attention. How absolutely sad and pathetic. The child and parents must be so proud.
Wake the hell up, sweetheart. Millions upon millions of people are out of work, and the number of professionals -- you know, for example, guys like former Albemarle County Officer Caleb Marden -- without a job is only increasing.
ââ?¬Å?Unemployed" just doesn't have the negative connotations it once did. But you deserve a pat on the head for trying to keep it alive as an insult.
I HeArTE JADE, I just read on your web site where so and so cop walks by, smiles and waves to you? I don't know why other people don't see it, but I believe they are leading you on and then stabbing you in the back.
I was talking to a young rookie cop friend last night. I tried to impress upon this young rookie cop not to wrongfully conspire with other cops under any circumstances, not to use the badge and authority in a vindictive manner while seeking revenge, retaliation or payback, and to not lie under oath in a court of law. I assured the young rookie that any and all of this would come home to bite the rookies in the butt when they least expects it.
At least Elisha knows to use a question mark at the end of a sentence that's supposed to be a question. And she knows how to use proper verb tense and punctuation!
Go back to school and don't worry about her. Worry about yourself. Your peeps must be proud of you, "the other question". I hope you don't help children with homework.
Whether or not you agree with what Elisha does with her time has no bearing on what very well might be a violation of her civil rights under the color of law. We don't live in a communist country, nor do we live in a country where law enforcement should be able to reach into our cameras and home computers to quash our full rights to freedom of expression.
Having the right to travel on public roads should not give law enforcement the right to claim they are being stalked under coincidental circumstances. Law enforcement and the courts should not be able to dictate that any person should have to turn a corner simply because they are traveling behind a law enforcement vehicle or a POV owned by any officer of the law.
I hope she kicks their hind ends with legal paperwork in court.
Don't worry about her? Worry about myself? Is that supposed to be a joke? She continuously puts herself in the limelight with her shenanigans and can go around bothering/following officers trying to do their drug-busting jobs to keep drugs off of our streets but we are supposed to leave her alone. That's hilarious. All of this is because they REJECT her. They don't like her and they don't think she's cute or funny or very educated but to some people negative attention is better than none. AND thank goodness we could bring it all right back around to be all about Gasbag. I thought for one brief moment that maybe just maybe we could have an exchange without another life lesson from that guy. Blah, blah, blah. BORING!
Why read here if you are bored?
Better yet, why even post here if you don't want people discussing or debating YOUR thoughts?
Great question Gasbag! I'm moving on to C'ville Weekly where they stay on topic and debate intelligently. Hopefully Ms. Strom will recognize what walking away looks like and try it. It's ok. If not for herself then perhaps so her family, especially the child, won't have to talk to her through plexi-glass on an icky phone.


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